SHRIKE. 35 



Inhabits India ; in the collection of drawings of Lady Clive. In 

 the possession of General Davies was a similar bird, but only eight 

 inches and a half in length. Bill three quarters of an inch long, 

 and horn-colour; forehead brown-buff; top of the head, to the eyes, 

 and all above, to the middle of the back, blue-grey ; lower part, 

 and rump brownish buff; from the chin to vent the same, but paler ; 

 on the ears, below the eye, a large blackish patch ; wings black, 

 but the outer edge, as far as the coverts, white ; the quills reach to 

 the base of the tail, which is cuneiform, the two middle feathers three 

 inches long, the outer less than one inch ; those of the middle nearly 

 black, all the others brown; legs dusky brown. 



Inhabits India. A similar one is among the birds collected by 

 Mr. Salt, in his travels, with this difference, that the rump and under 

 parts are white, with a tinge of buff-colour ; met with at Chelicut, 

 in Abyssinia. 



32— CRUEL SHRIKE. 



Lanius pendens, Lid, Orn. Sup. p.xix. 



Le Pendeur, Levail. Ois. ii. p. 58. pi. 66. 1. 



Cruel Shrike, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 77. 



SIZE of the Woodchat ; length near seven inches. Bill and legs 

 black ; crown, nape, neck behind, back, and rump fine blue-grey ; 

 sides of the head, including the eye, throat, and as far as the breast, 

 black ; from the gape an arch of white passes over the eye, bounding 

 the black as far as the middle of the neck; from the same springs 

 another, continuing down on each side to meet the first, and including 

 a black space between them ; the wings are black ; belly, thighs, 



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